Jul 30, 2019 | Design, Engineering, Faculty, News
UD’s Kun Fu discovers new way to make 3D carbon components Kun (Kelvin) Fu, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware, has used a 3D printer to make pure carbon nanotube (CNT) architectures. Fu is believed to be the first person to...
Jun 11, 2019 | Clean Energy-Environment, Education, Engineering, Global, News
UD students implement projects in Newark and the Philippines If you judged the organization by its title, you might expect the University of Delaware’s Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) to work exclusively abroad. According to 2019 chemical engineering...
Jun 4, 2019 | Education, Energy, Engineering, Faculty, Grad Students, Honors, News, Research, Students
15 UD students, alumni earn support for future work The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recently awarded fellowships to a University of Delaware graduate student, six members of UD’s just-graduated class of 2019 and eight...
May 14, 2019 | News, Outreach, Students
Early childhood education and engineering majors collaborate to build bird nesting boxes On a chilly morning recently at the University of Delaware’s Children’s Campus, a few dozen children — guided by undergraduates — took hold of screwdrivers to build nesting boxes...
May 10, 2019 | News, Students
The group held their collective breath. The remote control airplane they had built had a successful takeoff in its maiden flight, but it still had to land. As the wheels touched ground at Lums Pond State Park, Nick Vecellio and his classmates let out a roar. “The...
Apr 29, 2019 | Biomechanical, News, Research
Buchanan Lab uses engineering science to improve rehabilitation A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in a knee isn’t just painful in the moment — the injury also increases a patient’s risk of developing osteoarthritis later. At the University of Delaware, a...
